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Above all, Spock admonished parents to trust themselves, to have the courage of their convictions. Yet many parents "at sea"-in search of a sound child-rearing ideology within the morass of clashing dictates-undoubtedly found Spock's directive hard to follow.
Spock admonished parents to trust them. Many parents "at sea" in search of sound child rearing ideology within the morass of clashing dictates undoubtedly found spock's directive hard to follow.